ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday “categorically rejected” what it said were “preposterous” claims by PTI leader Mirza Shahzad Akbar about the alleged involvement of state officials in last year’s acid attack on him. Akbar was a former special assistant to the prime minister during the PTI government. He had left Pakistan soon after PTI founder Imran Khan was ousted through …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by ex-premier Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer form her Banigala residence — which had been declared a sub-jail — to Adiala Jail, where her husband is incarcerated. Although the petition had been disposed of last month due to the former first lady’s …
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah on Thursday stressed the need for “seriousness” from the PTI on holding a political dialogue, highlighting its conflicting statements. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Geo Pakistan’, Sanaullah, who was recently appointed as the adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on political affairs, said the solution to current political and economic crises was that all political parties “sit together”. …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Wednesday said he was part of the committee nominated by detained PTI founder Imran Khan to hold dialogue with the security establishment. “We won’t keep anything [regarding negotiations with the establishment] secret,” Mr Gandapur told reporters after attending a Labour Day function at a hotel here. The chief minister said former prime …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has expressed dismay over the conduct of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa during the Supreme Court proceedings on the issue of meddling by intelligence agencies in judicial affairs, alleging that the entire judiciary was on one side while the CJP was on the other. PTI central information secretary Raoof Hasan at a press conference …
LAHORE: Taking a dig at the “helpless government” of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday that it was useless complaining to him since he did not enjoy “real powers”. “We need to talk to those who wield real power,” the Maulana said in an address to a conference on the Palestinian issue, …
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir met his British counterpart General Sir Patrick Sanders, where the two discussed measures to further elevate bilateral defence relations, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. In the meeting, which was also attended by CGS-designate of the UK Army General Sir Roland Walker, both sides “discussed matters of professional interest …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in The Gambia on Wednesday to represent Pakistan at the 15th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Banjul on May 4 and 5. He was received by Gambian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Nani Juwara, Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and Pakistani Ambassador to Senegal Saima Maymunah Sayed, …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed the government’s resolve to bolster labourers’ welfare and safeguard their rights, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. As the world commemorated International Labour Day, the president and the premier issued separate messages to mark the occasion. President Zardari urged Pakistani employers to adopt fair wage practices, take steps for worker safety and health, …
WASHINGTON: The US State Department stated on Tuesday that it expects India to address the alleged involvement of senior Indian officials in assassination attempts within the United States. “We continue to expect accountability from the government of India based on the results of the Indian inquiry committee’s work, and we are regularly working with them and inquiring for additional updates,” said the …